“What the hell is MLG?”: The Wide World of eSports

In the wake of this weekend’s MLG Raleigh championships, we take a look at the history and health of eSports, and how you can get in on the action. Founded in 2002, MLG has dabbled in a number of different types of games, but this year’s catalogue of competition titles features Call of Duty: Black Ops, Starcraft II, Halo: Reach, and newcomer League of Legends. Major matches are occasionally broadcast on a variety of cable channels, but MLG itself also offers a free livestream of major competitions and an ad-free, subscriber-only HD feed.